Kalmyk Byoriks
Origin of the recipe
These Kalmyk dumplings resemble cute little pies, but they're not fried or steamed like manti; they're boiled like regular dumplings. The minced meat is quite fatty—in addition to lamb, it also includes pork, which Buddhists can eat without restrictions.
What do you need for cooking?
Ingredients
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Minced lamb and pork
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Flour
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Onion
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Salt and pepper
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Vegetable oil
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Egg
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Water
Kitchen utensils
- Bowls
- rolling pin
- Pot
- Blender
- Plastic bag
- Sample
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Step-by-step recipe
Step 1:
Place flour in a bowl, make a well, beat in an egg, add salt, pour in water, vegetable oil and knead into a stiff dough.
Step 2:
Wrap the dough in a bag and set aside.
Step 3:
Place the minced meat in a clean bowl, add salt and pepper.
Step 4:
Grind the chopped onion in a blender and add to the minced meat. Mix thoroughly.
Step 5:
Dust the surface with flour, turn out the dough and roll out to a thickness of 2 mm.
Step 6:
Cut out the circles using any convenient template.
Step 7:
Place a portion of filling in the middle and seal the edges with a braid on top, like a pie.
Step 8:
Bring water to a boil in a saucepan, add salt and bay leaf.
Step 9:
Place the böriki in a saucepan and cook until done.
Step 10:
Serve with pieces of butter on top.
Cooking tips
After cutting out the circles, gather the dough scraps, roll them out again and cut out as many circles as possible.
Place the prepared bierik cookies on the table at some distance from each other so that they don’t stick together.
Cook the böriki like homemade dumplings – 7-10 minutes after boiling.
